Folding stake for railway-cars.



. PATENTED FEB. 26', 1907. J; w. KENDRIGK.

FOLDING STAKE FOR RAILWAY CARS. APPLICATION FILED NOV. 28, 1906.

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Q 4 L MWJQ No. 845,097. PATENTED FEB. 26, 1907.

I J. W. KENDRIGK.

FOLDING STAKE FOR RAILWAY CARS. APPLICATION FILED NOV. 28, 1906.

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JOHN w. KENDRICK, or ornoaeo, ILLINOIS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

latented Feb. 26, 1907.

Application filed November 28,1906. dcrial No 345K193 T0 (0U Hill 071k 211; may concern.-

Be it known that I, JOHN KENDRICK, a citizen of the United States, residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Folding Stakes for Rail- W2L VCL1S, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to stakes for railwaycars, and has for its object to provide an improve d stake which may be folded down flush with the floor of the car in operative position.

With this and other objects, which will hereinafter appear, in view my invention consists in the combinations and details hereinafter described and claimed.

. In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a side elevation of my improved stake. Fig. 2 is a top plan view of a portion of the carfloor, showing my stake in folded position. Fig. 2 is a detailed sectional view showing the stakes folded, on the line 2 of Fig. 2. Fig. 3 is a sectional elevation showing my stake in operative position. Fig. A is a similar view showing the stake folded. Fig. 5 is a section on the line 5 of Fig. 1. Fig. 6 is a longitudinal section of the lower end of the stake. Figs. 7, 8, and 9 are transverse sections on the lines 7, 8, and 9 of Fig. 3, respectively.

It is very desirable to provide flat-cars with stakes which may be used when the cars are loaded with lumber or like material. As is well known, when flat-cars are used for this purpose the provision of stakes is a troublesome matter, some roads requiring that these stakes be provided by the shipper. I

IVith my invention a flat-car may be provided with side stakes which may be readily folded down across the floor of the car and received in the recesses therein, so as to be flush with the floor and form a practical continu ation thereof.

In the drawings, a represents a stakepocket which is formed, as shown, with two stake-receiving portions a a respectively, and this stake-pocket is secured to the side sill of the car by a U-b olt a, as will be readily understood. One of the pockets (0 is plain and is adapted for the receipt of an ordinary stake. The other pocket (4 is provided withguideways a on the inner sides of its opposite side walls. Mounted in this-pocket is a stake I), which, as shown, is formed of an outer channel member I), approximately rectangular in form and of greater diameter in one direction than the other, and a filler member of wood or other suitable material a rests in this channel member for the greater portion of its length and is secured thereto by rivets or other suitable fastening means b. The stake-pocket a it will be observed, is of a shape corresponding to the stake and is so arranged that when the stake is in operative position its greatest diameter will extend in a direction transversely of the car, thus providing the greatest resistance to the load on the car.

When the stake is folded down, it is received in a transverse recess formed in the floor of the car by spacing apart the adjacent floor-boards 7L, as will be readily understood, and in order that this recess may be of no greater depth than is necessary I provide means for turning the stake so as to rest in the recess with its greater diameter extending longitudinally of the car. In order to provide for this turning of the stake, I provide the stake at its lower end with a swivel connection with the pocket, and this connec tion is formed as follows: In the lower end of the outer channel member of the stake I place two castings b", which are formed of channel members having at their lower ends similarly-shaped recesses b which are adapted to receive the head I) of a pin 6 this pin 6 being provided at its opposite end with a transverse pin The transverse pin 1) enters the guideways formed in the walls of the stake-pocket. By this means I provide for the turning of the stake when in itsupper position, so that it may be folded down into the floor-recess, as before described. At the free end of the stake I provide a hasp I), which is adapted to receive a staple b upon secured to the side of the car by a chain 1), serves to retain the stake in its folded position.

The operation of my stake will be understood without further description.

I claim 1. A railway-car having a stake-pocket, said pocket being provided with guideways on the inner faces of its opposite walls, and a stake having a sliding swivel connection with said pocket.

2. A railway-car having a stake-pocket provided with guideways, and a stake mounted in said pocket, said stake being I provided at its end with a swivel-pin engag ing the guideways.

3. A stake for railway-cars, comprising a the side of the car, and a hook I), which is 9 channel outer member, an auxiliary filler channel outer member, a filler member in responding recesses, and a cross-pin having a said channel member extending to a point swivel-head mounted in the recess portion of adjacent one end of the outer member, and the filler member. s an auxiliary filler member at the end of the 5. A stake-pocket for railway-cars, com- 15 channel member, said auxiliary member beprising a casting having tWo stake-receiving ing provided With means for holding a I portions, one of Which is provided With guideswivel-pin. l Ways on its inner opposite Walls.

4. A stake for railway-cars, comprising a l JOHN W. KENDRICK.

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member at one end of the channel member, F. O. LEHMAN, said filler member being provided with cor- I EDWARD PossoN. 

